Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
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Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Schlieben and Walter Hennecke at the surrender of Cherbourg
At Trent Park, von Schlieben was in the middle in the front row
Battle of Cherbourg
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The Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. It was fought immediately after the successful Allied landings on 6 June 1944. Allied troops, mainly American, isolated
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
…As U.S. forces sealed off the peninsula, the remnants of the division fell back on Cherbourg. On 23 June 1944, Schlieben was appointed commandant of Cherbourg, which the German high command had designated as a 'fortress'. Three days later, von Schlieben and over 800 other troops surrendered to Major General…
Cotentin Peninsula and port of Cherbourg, 1944
An aerial photograph of Cherbourg taken in 1944
Dead German soldier, one of the last holdouts inside the city
Dead German soldier in the streets of Cherbourg